He only did it one and it was with a crappy girth - I got a nice elastic one now that I usually tighten when stalled then once in the ring then once again after a few times around. He likes to puff out when stalled so I know its going to be tightened.

As for the fly spray I just spray the brush and brush it on him and he is fine lol.

I know of one horse and one pony who play dead when you tighten their girth, I have heard that its not as uncommon as you might think.... the trick is to just tighten it very slowly. First put girth on very loosely, then tighten very slowly one or two holes at a time. I think the idea of walking them while doing it makes sense. As for fly spray, I don't know.....my mare laid down on me while we were walking back to the barn from a long trail ride, she wasn't all sweaty or anything, I have no idea why she did it,, it was kinda funny. My friend said watch out she's going to lay down and boom she was on the ground, she got right up and was fine.. weird

Register Now

In order to be able to post messages on the The Horse Forum forums, you must first register.

Already have a Horse Forum account?
Members are allowed only one account per person at the Horse Forum, so if you've made an account here in the past you'll need to continue using that account. Please do not create a new account or you may lose access to the Horse Forum. If you need help recovering your existing account, please Contact Us. We'll be glad to help!

New to the Horse Forum?Please choose a username you will be satisfied with using for the duration of your membership at the Horse Forum. We do not change members' usernames upon request because that would make it difficult for everyone to keep track of who is who on the forum. For that reason, please do not incorporate your horse's name into your username so that you are not stuck with a username related to a horse you may no longer have some day, or use any other username you may no longer identify with or care for in the future.

User Name:

Password

Please enter a password for your user account. Note that passwords are case-sensitive.

Password:

Confirm Password:

Email Address

Please enter a valid email address for yourself.

Email Address:

OR

Log-in

User Name

Password

Remember Me?

Human Verification

In order to verify that you are a human and not a spam bot, please enter the answer into the following box below based on the instructions contained in the graphic.

Old Thread Warning

This thread is more than 90 days old. When a thread is this old, it is often better to start a new thread rather than post to it. However, If you feel you have something of value to add to this particular thread, you can do so by checking the box below before submitting your post.I am aware that this is an old thread and I want to revive it rather than starting a new thread.